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Officials warn of carbon monoxide dangers when boating
Salt Lake City, UT – With the summer season in full swing, Utah State Park officials are reminding Utahns to be aware of a silent killer that can put boaters in danger while out on the water. Carbon monoxide (CO), known as the silent killer, is an odorless and...
Carbon monoxide suspected in deaths of 2 people found in Coventry home
Coventry Township, OH — Authorities are now investigating the deaths of two people found Saturday as carbon monoxide poisoning. The Summit County Medical Examiner’s Office is investigating the deaths of Dallas Milner, 25, of Coventry Township, and Maliesse Hamilton,...
Off-Duty Chicago Police Officer Found Dead In Albany Park In Suspected Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Chicago, IL — A Chicago Police officer was found dead, and his wife was in critical condition after an apparent carbon monoxide leak Tuesday night in Albany Park. As CBS 2’s Jermont Terry reported, Chicago Police confirmed two people, including an off-duty officer,...
Birmingham fire chief: Appliance gas leak caused house explosion
Birmingham, MI – The Birmingham fire chief said a natural gas leak from an appliance service line caused a house to explode May 25 in the 1300 block of Chapin Avenue near Woodward Avenue. The homeowner had been away for several weeks taking care of her father and...
3 propane tanks explode, house saved from fire Thursday night in Mineola
Mineola, TX - Several East Texas fire departments responded to a propane tank explosion Thursday night. According to the Mineola Fire Marshal, their department was called to the 1400 block of West Broad Street. When they arrived, one building was engulfed in flames...
Police rescue unconscious children from Bluffton home after toxic carbon monoxide leak
Bluffton, IN - Police rescued two unconscious children from a Bluffton home after a carbon monoxide leak last week, according to authorities. Just after midnight Thursday morning, deputies went into a home on Smith Lane after a 911 call and discovered a strong odor of...
Four injured in Middletown house fire
Middletown, CT -- Crews in Middletown battled a house fire on Friday morning. The fire broke out at a home on Saybrook Road before 7 a.m. Fire crews from multiple towns were called to the scene. “The first five to 10 minutes we are trying to put the fire out and...
‘They’re both lucky’: Two recovering following Janesville home explosion
Janesville, WI — The two individuals who were inside a Janesville home Monday when it exploded are both recovering at UW-Hospital, according to the Janesville Fire Department. The home, in the 700 block of Hawthorne Avenue, exploded following a natural gas leak. “For...
Natural gas causes Berlin house explosion, fire; homeowner injured
Berlin, CT - A gas explosion lifted a Berlin house off its foundation Monday and injured the 88-year-old homeowner who was in the basement at the time. What caused gas to begin leaking inside Edison Occhi’s home at 239 Christian Lane is not clear, fire officials said...
Harrisonburg family rescued from lethal levels of carbon monoxide
Harrisburg, VA — A family of six was rescued from carbon monoxide poisoning in a Harrisonburg home on Tuesday morning. According to the Harrisonburg Fire Department, 911 dispatchers got a call around 5:15 a.m. on the morning after Memorial Day from a home in the 1700...
Portage officer among two hospitalized after carbon monoxide evacuation
Portage, WI - A Portage police officer is expected to recover after suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning Sunday afternoon. Portage Police say they responded to the 2500 block of Airport Road around 4:15 p.m. for reports of a 40-year-old man with dizziness and...
2 adults released from hospital, one critical in carbon monoxide leak
Peoria, IL - Peoria Firefighters and Paramedics responded to what seemed to be a routine medical call around 3:45 Sunday afternoon. When they arrived to the home in the 1300 block of W. Holly Hedges Dr. first responders saw "numerous unconscious or altered conscious...
Two dead due to carbon monoxide poisoning
Lackawanna County, PA — An investigation is underway after two people were found dead inside a home Sunday. Fire crews were called to the place along Main Street in Fell Township around 1 p.m. Sunday. Fire officials tell Newswatch 16 that two women died due to carbon...
One person taken to the hospital after a boat fire Saturday
Erie, PA - A reported boat explosion sent Erie fire crews racing to the scene Saturday afternoon. According to Erie County 911, this happened around 4 p.m. near Ore Dock Road on the South Pier. When crews arrived they were able to quickly put out the fire. According...
4 injured after explosion and fire on boat at Charleston Harbor Marina
Mount Pleasant, SC - Four boaters were injured Sunday night at the Charleston Harbor Marina’s fueling station near Patriots Point after an explosion and small fire on their craft. Mount Pleasant Fire Chief Mike Mixon said a fellow boater reported hearing the explosion...